Say Anything's new album, Anarchy, My Dear, comes out March 13, 2012, and Seventeen called up frontman Max Bemis to hear all the deets. Read our exclusive interview to get the full scoop!

Seventeen: What made you pick "anarchy" as the album's overarching theme?

Max Bemis: Anarchy has been an important idea for me the past few years and I wanted to share my take on it because people have a lot of misconceptions about what it means. A lot of people think of anarchy as an evil, chaotic force, but in reality it has to do with redefining how we think about ourselves and the way we run society. It can be a really positive ideal.

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17: Do you think of anarchy as a way of reinventing yourself?

MB: Yeah, reinventing yourself in the sense of having the freedom to think the way you want to think and not being controlled by boundaries and definitions that you don't choose to put there.

17: You wrote all the songs on the album. Where does your inspiration come from?

MB: In the past, my songs have been quite literal about things going on in my life, like a failed relationship, but this album is more about things I want to see changed in the world. It isn't so harrowing and dark.

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17: What song on the album do you think teens will relate to the most?

MB: I think the song "Admitted Again". It's about how indie-culture can be pretentious. It's about having to deal with people who think their crap doesn't stink, so to speak, and I hope it helps teens realize you don't have to cower in front of people like that.

17: What about the album's single, "Burn A Miracle"? What is that song about?

MB: "Burn A Miracle" is basically a call to arms and an introduction to the movement that I hope people attach themselves to when they listen to the record. I'm not trying to start some kind of crazy, weird revolution. It's more for connecting people who want freedom, justice, and to subvert the negative aspects of society. So, "Burn A Miracle" is me taking all the ideas in the album and making them into an anthem.

Say Anything's new album, Anarchy My Dear, will be in stores and available on iTunes March 13, 2012.